Lighter



Dec. 6, 1949 F. K. HETTINGER' ET Al. 2,490,300

LIGHTER Filed Aug. 22, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l 7 .n 2z 243.555 45 @1f J 463 "3- I I I I I 5 I i mn/ENTDR- Franc/s A. #eff/nge! 5y @hd/ve Jnes #WMM l ATTORNEYS Dec. 6, 1949 F.V K. HETTINGER ET AL LIGHTER Patented Dec. 6, 1949 ag.

Francis K. 'I'le'ttnger and Wardwell Jones,

Tucson;

Application August 22., 19470,Serial No. 770,022

1 Claim. (Cl. 671-11) This invention relates to a lighter, and more particularly to a combination cigarette and pipe lighter.

The lighters commonly in use are principally adapted for lighting cigarettes, and it is difficult to light a pipe with them due to the tendency of the flame to extend upwardly from the lighter instead of downwardly to the bowl of the pipe.

It is, therefore, the principal objects of the present invention to provide a lighter adapted for lighting cigarettes, cigars and pipes; to provide a lighter having a main wick mechanism and a separate removable wick adapted to be lighted from the main wick for lighting a pipe; to provide a windshield guard for the main lighter mechanism; to provide the auxiliary lighting wick with a windshield which extends to the main wick windshield; to provide a removable uid container or compartment in the base of the container; to provide a compartment for an absorbing material for the lighter iiuid; to provide a wick leading from the duid container or compartment to the absorbent containing compartment; and to provide a device of this character simple, economical to manufacture and efficient in operation.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the present invention, we have provided improved details of structure, the preferred form of which ls illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of our lighter.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the lighter.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken on a line 3 3, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section showing the auxiliary wick element.

Fig. 5 is a transverse cross-section through the auxiliary wick element.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the lighter showing the auxiliary wick element in disassembled relation.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the lighter showing the duid container in disassembled relation from the remainder of the lighter.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

I generally designates a lighter which is of relatively flat, rectangular shape, comprising a main case or body 2 having a closed upper end 3 and an open end i forming a compartment 5 adapted to receive an absorbent material 6, such as cotton or the like. A top 'I is provided for the main body portion 2 and is hingedly connected to an end 8 of the body member as indicated at 9 (Fig. 1).

Thebottom I of the lighter consists of a con tainer II-adapted to contain a lighting fluid I2. The container II is provided with a top I3, and thevcontainer isadapted toremovably engage in Athe open lower end of the body portion 2. The

" lower portion of the container I I is provided with an annular oiiset portion at its lower edge as y indicated atr I4 (Fig. 3) so that the lower edge of the'main body portion will engage the shoulderV portion when the lighter is in assembled condition.

The top I3 of the uid container I I is provided with an opening for iilling the container with fuel, such as lighter fluid. The opening is made byforming a downwardly extending internally threaded boss I in the top I3 of the container II adapted to receive a threaded elongated container I6 for carrying of an extra ilint or pyro-v phoric element I1. The top of the threaded container I6 is anged and internally threaded so 'as to receive a threaded shankr I8 of a closure member I9 for preventing the lighter iiuid from entering the container, thus keeping the flint dry.

The top I3 of the container II is provided with.

asecond openingV as best illustrated in Fig.' 2, providedwith a sleeve 20. A wick or the like 2| isprovided to extend through the sleeve 20 into the fluid container II, and its other end A top 3 of the .main body portion 2 is provided with Van opening 22 for receiving a sleeve 23.

Extending through the sleeve 23 is a wick 24, 'the' wick 24 extending a substantial distance above the top 3 of the body portion 2.

`The top 3 .ofthe body 2 is also provided with an opening nearfthe end 25 of the body portion 2 andadjacent the opening 22 as indicated at 28. Adapted to engage in the opening 26 is a tube 21 for containing a iiint or pyrophoric element 28. The top of the container II is recessed as at 28 to accommodate the lower end of the tube 21 which extends through the absorbent material 6 so that the flint 28 may be removed and replaced without disturbing the absorbent material. A coil spring 29 is adapted to engage the lower end of the iiint 28, and its lower end engages the end of a threaded shank 30 of a closure member 3| engaging in the lower end of the tube 21.

Rigidly secured to the top 3 of the body portion and in parallel relation to each other near the end 25 of the container of the lighter are windshield elements 32 and 33 which extend forwardly past the main lighting wick 24. The wind breaker elements are provided with a plurality of openings 35 rearwardly of the wick 24 as best illustrated in Fig. 6. The wind breaking elements 32 and 33 afford a support for a shaft 36. uMounted on the shaft 36 are knurled wheels 38 and 39, and mounted on the shaft 36 between the wheels 38 and 39 is a wheel 40 having teeth 4| adapted I to engage .the upper. end of the.,int28. The knurled wheels 38=ndf 39`fare largeiinwimeterdf than the wh'el`40and in turning' wh'el -4(1"tle "10 operators nger contacts wheels 38 and 39, but A does not contact wheel 40. This arrangement." facilitates turning the wheel 4U and prevents; soiling of the nger with partic1es.,offf 1int and., the like. It will ybe noted that tl'foiward endS"f-'15', of the wind breaking elements 32 and 33 are curved slightly inwardly around-tiravlckiufas J indicated at 42 (Fig. 6) l The top 3 of the mainbody portion 2 'ispro`' vided with an ,openingA 43 to receive atube 44 adapted to extendplnto the cotton absorbing compartm'en't'- ofjthe"'body''portiorr -bstbillisltratedi'in 2. The' ltub'e has fa ,closed upper end .45'.j Contained-in` tl1`e"tube`- isa'wick- 46hav' ing Aits 'lower' end extending outwardly -of the tube "a` sli'ght'fdistance' "indicated-at 4T and contacting tli''fab'sorbent `cotton- 6 rin thebodyv portion'2,'the"tub"being removably mounted in theb'opening in the to'pof the-bodyportion; Rig' idly secured'to the upper'v portion 'of the tube44- in anyV suitable manner is a substantially Uf:- shapd' Wind guard '48,y the`a1'ms 49 'fand' "50A" of which ex'tendto'ward the wlndshield'elements 32 and 3 3 andha've their`ends' 5'I engaging the sides i of.- the .curve'dends' 42 of the windfbreakers' 32 "35 and 33,5tliu`s forming awindbreaker-extending substantially Iacross the 'topf3`of the body'portion" 2; The "arm's' ..49 fand 'iare' 'provided with a plurality of'per'i'o'iations 52 and1`53. l

Tof nu4 the, container' lliwith-jfuer the` con; tainer 'is 'disengaged 'lrornv the body.p,ortion"2; Th container 'tube l l5V i's then' removed so' that uid'm'ay be'inserted ftliroug'hthe"openirigirito the compartment andthe threadedtub replaced inthe opening. The'iluid will'b` absorbed lby the Wick 2 f andcarried to the absorbing cotton'v 6 in the m'ainbody container.' The idiwill then be absorbed by the lightingY wick 2liA extending above' the' to'p".3"of the'lbo'dy' 2'. Turning of ithe kr'irled =wheels' '38'an`cl '39 will cause'the 'teeth` 4 I engaging the end of the flint 28to emit-sparks to' contact the top of= thewickl'24ffv6r A`1ighting1 a cigarette 'or thelike'th'e elements l32"'and 33Y and arms 49 and'SUfof the 'Ushpedmmbr '48pre-4 venting 'wind:froniputting"'outfthe blaze of the wick 24. When it 'isdesiredt 'light apipe'or the like,"the"tube44 vis removedrom the'cotton absorbing montaner-'by upward pull'fonxtne uy 4 shaped member 48 and the end of the wick extending from the tube lighted from the blaze of the wick 24 for transporting of the blaze of the wick 46 to the pipe or for other use.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that we have provided an improved lighter having a main and auxiliary lighting mechanism, the various partsof which are easily -accessible for replacementor materials.;

It `will be obvious that changes may be made in the device without departing from the spirit of our invention.

.. What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

, Alighte'r comprising, a casing having one end conducting the lliz'luid-from said container to said absorbent material, a Awick extending from said absorbent-materialthrough the top of said body `membeig'wind breaking elements carried by said top, a shaft mountedI in said'wind breaking elementsfalfriction'device secured on said shaft,

meansA for mounting' a int material adjacent sa-id"frictionl device, means for resiliently urging ^saidyint against said'friction device, an auxiliaryjwi'ck extendingv into saidabsorbent material and removably carried by said'body member, a wind breaking element'carriedby said auxiliary wick having its endsl'engagingthe rst named wind breakingel'ement to form a continuous elementA substantially across the vtop of said body member, means'in the containerfor filling the same With'igniting.iiuid,said means including arrelongated container forfiint material, 40x-.

FRANCIS K. HETTINGER. WARDWELL JONES;

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